{"product_id":"i-got-somebody-in-staunton-stories-9780060536664","title":"I Got Somebody in Staunton: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn twelve graceful, sensual stories, William Henry Lewis traces the line between the real and the imaginary, acknowledging the painful ghosts of the past in everyday encounters. Written in a style that has been acclaimed by our finest writers, from Edward P. Jones and Nikki Giovanni to Dave Eggers, \u003cem\u003eI Got Somebody in Staunton\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most highly praised literary events to take on contemporary America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the title story, a young professor befriends an enigmatic white woman in a bar along the back roads of Virginia, but has second thoughts about driving her to a neighboring town as his uncle's stories of lynchings resonate through his mind. Another tale portrays a Kansas City jazz troupe's travels to Denver, where they hope to strike it big. Meanwhile, a man in the midst of paradise must decide whether he will languish or thrive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWith I Got Somebody in Staunton\u003c\/em\u003e Lewis has lyrically and unflinchingly chronicled the lives of those most often neglected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Henry Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amistad Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 6.32w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060536664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLewis, William Henry:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Henry Lewis is the prizewinning author of a previous story collection, \u003cem\u003eIn the Arms of Our Elders\u003c\/em\u003e. His fiction has appeared in America's top literary journals and several anthologies. He has been honored with many awards, including a prize for short fiction from the Zora Neale Hurston\/Richard Wright Foundation, he was a finalist for the 2005 PEN Faulkner Prize for Fiction, and he is the 2006 recipient of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association Fiction Honor Award.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amistad Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43099425734771,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c23a5eeb-9a5b-4034-a854-e0da5d3717de.jpg?v=1748699028","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/i-got-somebody-in-staunton-stories-9780060536664","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}